Diabetic Eye Screener in Bath

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We are looking for someone who is really great with people and has a strong customer service ethic, is well organised and likes being busy but is flexible and adaptable. If that’s you, this is a fantastic career for you. We're looking for someone to cover clinics in the Bath & North East Somerset and West Wiltshire areas. This is a part time role, 3 days per week. You'll work mostly 08:15-16:15 with occasional Saturday mornings.

The role of diabetic eye screener is an important part of helping people living with diabetes. We screen eyes on a regular basis to find signs of diabetic retinopathy – a disease caused by changes to the blood vessels in the back of the eye due to diabetes. If untreated these changes can lead to sight loss. The screener takes photographs and OCT scans of the retina to check for signs of damage to the vessels, does an initial review of the images and sends them for full assessment (grading).

Responsibilities:

• Each day, you run your own screening clinic which involves setting it up safely and working with the venue’s team.
• Welcoming service users.
• Undertaking general eye health checks.
• Measuring visual acuity.
• Giving eye pupil dilation drops.
• Using photography and OCT equipment to take photos and scans of the retina.
• Daily equipment cleaning/checks and occasional fault-finding/maintenance (with training).

Clinics are busy but it is a rewarding role where you get to use your people and organisational skills to ensure the day runs smoothly and you have all the stock and equipment needed.

About You:

Full training is given if you’re new to screening, so no experience is needed but it is an advantage if you come from a screening or healthcare background. You will be enrolled on the national Health Screening Diploma course, which combines on the job training with personal study. You can use your initiative. Confident with people and you have patience and understanding to deal with service users from all backgrounds. Travel is part of a normal day (to/from various clinic venues near your home base) so a full driving licence and access to a car is essential. You have a great eye for detail and a thorough approach to carrying out your work. Minimum 5 GCSEs to include literacy, numeracy and using IT, or equivalent experience.

Benefits:

We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost).
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE).
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost).
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%.
• A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs.
• All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects.

Other Information:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required. All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks. Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required along with further vetting checks like SC and NPPV3.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies. Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services. We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference. We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.